ERIC Number: EJ1384007
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3108
EISSN: EISSN-1460-7018
Features of Research Project Management in European Higher Education Institutes
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, v27 n2 p68-78 2023
Strong project management is increasingly recognised as essential to achieve impactful outcomes in externally-funded research projects hosted in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). However, the characteristics of research project management, and how it differs from project management in other environments, have not been sufficiently explored. Key factors in research projects lead us to question the applicability of standard project management methodologies, and to explore optimum organisational approaches to project support. In this paper, from a practitioner perspective we consider the factors that influence forms of research project management and prior literature on the topic. We report on the results of a survey of project management modes and maturity undertaken among research project management professionals in EU, EEA and UK HEIs. Insights derived from the results provide a better understanding of how organisational research project management is currently implemented, and identify avenues for improvement, increasing fundamental understanding of this emerging professional domain.
Descriptors: Program Administration, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Research Administration, Research Projects, Best Practices, Program Implementation, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe
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